W is for Woody Guthrie

Dylan's musical idol. Dylan traveled to New York in 1961 to visit the "This Land is Your Land" songwriter in the hospital. He was suffering from Huntington's disease.

Dylan's musical idol. Dylan traveled to New York in 1961 to visit the "This Land is Your Land" songwriter in the hospital. He was suffering from Huntington's disease. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Dylan's musical idol. Dylan traveled to New York in 1961 to visit the "This Land is Your Land" songwriter in the hospital. He was suffering from Huntington's disease.